What is an Image?
| Author | : James Elkins |
| Publisher | : Penn State Press |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780271050645 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0271050640 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (640 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis What is an Image? by : James Elkins
Download or read book What is an Image? written by James Elkins and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brings together historians, philosophers, critics, postcolonial theorists, and curators to ask how images, pictures, and paintings are conceptualized. Issues discussed include concepts such as "image" and "picture" in and outside the West; semiotics; whether images are products of discourse; religious meanings; and the ethics of viewing"--Provided by publisher.
